18 injured in blast on bus

August 02, 2017 12:56 am | Updated 08:33 am IST - VISAKHAPATNAM

About 18 passengers travelling in an APSRTC bus from Visakhapatnam to Araku suffered minor injuries, when a country made bomb reportedly went off in the bus, on Tuesday.

The incident took place near Dumuku village in Ananthagiri mandal at around 8.20 p.m. in Visakhapatnam Agency.

According to sources in the police, a country-made bomb reportedly went off, but it is still to get a clear picture.

A police team has reached the site to take up further investigation.

A few of the glass panes in the windows shattered and the back portion of the bus is reportedly damaged.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.